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In spite of a blistering heat wave, I defied the sun, darting from shadow to shadow, to do some sightseeing. I present here the photos I managed to coax out of my overheating camera. 大変な猛暑なのにお日様に逆らって端から端まで走って観光をしました。これは過熱したカメラで撮った写真です。 Kamakura Almost exactly 20 years ago, I visited Kamakura with some of my best friends to attend a wedding. An… Continue reading July 2023 – Statues, Heights, Music, and Toys →

The storms of the rainy season and an unpleasant summer cold kept me from doing much of anything interesting this month. I managed to attend an art exhibition by one of my favorite Japanese artists, and I have a few photos from the show. 梅雨の雨と酷い風邪のせいで、今月は面白い事をあまりしませんでした。大好きな日本の芸術家の一人の展覧会を見て写真を撮りました。 Galactic Junction Natsuki Yoshida (a.k.a. The Galactic Junction) is a… Continue reading June 2023 – Function at the Junction →

May was a busy month, which means this post contains photos from my Golden Week trip to Osaka and more art than you can shake a stick at. 五月は忙しかったから、この更新はゴールデンウイークの大阪の旅行の写真と芸術の写真をたくさん含んでいます。 Osaka 2023 I took my second trip to Osaka and spent most of my time wandering around the southern part of the city. 二度目に大阪へ行って南側を訪ねました。 Dotonbori River… Continue reading May 2023 – Osaka and Art →

This month’s post is the archetypal pandemic Bradblog post; a temple, a garden, some toys, and cherry blossoms. 今月のポストはパンデミック中の典型的なBradblogのポストです。お寺や庭や玩具や桜を含めました。 Shinsei-ji Temple I had planned on visiting Osaka this month, but the rainy weather report scared me off. (Note to self: It was fine, don’t make the same mistake again.) Instead, I visited a local temple… Continue reading March 2023 – Bet This Cost Somebody a Couple Hundred Bucks →

This month I have a few photos from the dullest professional wrestling show I’ve ever attended. 今月、今まで出席したプロレスのイベントの中で一番つまらなかったいイベントの写真がいくつかあります。 Deep Knee Boredom Tokyo is home to dozens of small professional wrestling organizations, to the point where I can’t keep track even of the ones I have seen live. But I will make sure to remember the name… Continue reading February 2023 – What Are We Watching? →

Just between you and me, you can give this month’s post a pass. Unless you care deeply about toys, next month will be more interesting. 私達の間柄から、正直、今月のポストを　スキップしたほうがいいかもしれません。玩具に興味がなかったら来月のほうが面白いと思います。 A Golden Investment Opportunity You’d think that my 100th post to this blog would be special. You’d think, perhaps, a retrospective over the last 8 years. You’d think, perhaps,… Continue reading January 2023 – An Expensive Toy →

For the first time in three years I made it home for Christmas. It was a nice trip, but you can read about the worst flight I’ve ever taken in this month’s post. クリスマスにアメリカに三年ぶりに初めて帰りました。旅行は良かったけれど最悪だった飛行便については今月のポストで読めます。 Christmas 2022 My trip home was filled with hanging out with Mom, Christmas day with my family, and way too many… Continue reading December 2022 – Home for Christmas →

November was jam packed with events. Unfortunately, they were all crammed into a single week around my birthday. I’m tired. 十一月はイベントがたくさんありました。残念なことに誕生日の週はぎっしりでした。疲れています。 Tokyo Design Festa Fall 2022 As usual, Tokyo Design Festa featured two days of live painting, performances, and unreasonably long lines in front of food trucks. 相変わらず、東京デザインフェスタはライブペイントや興行やキッチンカーの前に長すぎる行列がある2日でした。 The most amusing moment occurred at the… Continue reading November 2022 – Kyoto 2022 →

All Japan Model and Hobby Show Although there have been 59 previous occurrences, I had never heard of the All Japan Model and Hobby Show before this year. Although modest in size, the display of toys, models, and crafting supplies was a welcome show on an otherwise dull weekend. My favorite booth contained wooden models… Continue reading October 2022 – Zojoji, Nebuta, and Robots →

Two tropical storms did their level best to ruin my week off this month, but I managed to dodge the raindrops long enough to see a few things near Tokyo. Check out this post if you like big replicas of robots, castles, or China. 二つの台風は私の今月の一週間の休暇を台無しにしようとしたけれど、雨を避けて東京の近辺の物を見にいきました。大きいロボットや城や中国の復元品が好きだったらこのポストを読んでください。 Odaiba Gundam The Unicorn Gundam in front of the DiverCity… Continue reading September 2022 – Odawara Castle →